Part One.
Idiom of the Day! Directions: Please read the following sentence and figure out what the idiom (shown in bold print) means. There may be context clues in the sentence (which you can use to make sense of what is happening), and they will help you make a good guess, if you are unsure. Carlos told everyone he would definitely be working as a vice president in the coming year, but his coworker advised him not to count his chickens before they hatched. Write your thoughts here: Part Two. Literary Terms of the Day Protagonist and Conflict Definition: The protagonist is the main character who is involved in the most important conflict in the story. A conflict is a problem in the story; it is something for which the protagonist has to find a solution. The conflict is what is keeping the protagonist from his goal, and all fictional stories must have at least one! Partner Activity: Take a moment to talk to someone seated near you, telling each other who the protagonist is and what their conflict may be in a story you either read in a book, watched on TV, or saw in a movie or a play. Remember that there may be other things happening in a story, but one specific conflict faced by the protagonist is what the story is mainly about! Share your ideas here: Part Three. Greek or Latin Root of the Day: geo- Meaning: earth, ground, soil Origin: from a Greek word that means "earth, land, country" Special Note: It is also known as a prefix because it is placed at the beginning of a work. Examples of words using geo- as a prefix: 1. geology a branch of science which studies the earth 2. geography the study of the physical features of earth and its human activity 3. geometry which is the mathematical study of the properties of space, such as distance, shape, size, and relative position of figures 4. geode a rock containing a cavity (hole) lined with crystals or other minerals Directions: Please fill in the blanks below with the correct word containing the geo- root. 1. When we study about regions of our country and how the people live in these places, we are studying __________________________________________________. 2. If you have a cavity, your dentist will likely give you a filling in order to save your tooth. When you look inside a ______________________, instead of seeing a dental filling, you will probably see lots of crystals! 3. If you enjoy studying about how our natural environment is affected by rocks, you will probably enjoy the subject of ___________________________________. 4. When I study triangles and rectangles and measure their angles, I am studying _______________________. Quick Writing Exercise: If you had to select one of the four words above that interests you most, which one would that be? Write a complete sentence that explains your choice. Part Four. Grammar Fun! Today's Focus: Appositive Definition: The appositive is a word or a group of words that renames a noun in a sentence. Its purpose is to provide more information about that noun and to expand our sentences most effectively. Example: My father, a World War II veteran, was proud to serve his country. In this sentence, the appositive is a World War II veteran, and it is shown in bold print. The appositive is renaming a noun in this sentence, which is the word father. It is important to note that an appositive is always in balance with the noun it replaces. It works the same way as the two sides of a math equation do. Let's look at an example below: 4 + 5 = 9 In this equation, everything to the left of the equal sign (=) is just another way of writing the number 9. Therefore, 4 + 5 AND 9 both mean the same exact thing! In the sentence above that contains the appositive, father AND a World War II veteran both mean the same exact thing, as well! Therefore, father = World War II veteran. They are in balance. Let's look at the sentences below and find the appositives AND the noun they are renaming. a. Joan, my younger sister, will be attending the concert with us. b. Have you seen my new car, a gold Ferrari? The appositives you chose were another way of saying the noun they replaced. We could remove either the noun or the appositive from each sentence without losing its meaning. Try it now! Your Turn! Directions: Please underline the appositive in each sentence below. On the line that follows, write the noun it is renaming. 1. The boys, students from Somerville High School, will be playing at the Garden this year. noun: _________________________________ 2. His cousin, Lenny, will be going on vacation with us. noun: _________________________________ 3. Will your friend, our classmate from SCALE, be at the party? noun: _________________________________ 4. Massachusetts, one of the New England states, is a great place to live. noun: _________________________________ 5. Boston, the capital city of Massachusetts, is filled with great restaurants and historic places. noun: _________________________________ 6. I will visit Canobie Lake, a fun amusement park, in the spring. noun: _________________________________ 7. Have you ever eaten a cannoli, a delicious Italian dessert? noun: _________________________________ 8. You will graduate soon after passing all your HiSETs, tests you need to take in order to get your diploma!\ noun: _________________________________ 9. Daniel, my good friend, is on his way to Logan, a Boston airport. noun: _________________________________ noun: _________________________________ 10. Do you understand a bit more about the appositive, a word or group of words that renames a noun? noun: _________________________________ Note: It is important to note that an appositive can also provide enough information to help us understand a noun we may not know. Here is an example: Mackerel, one of the healthiest fish to eat, may be a good addition to your diet. What are the appositive and the noun being renamed in this sentence? List them here. If this particular type of fish were not known to you, you may not have been able to figure out what it was without the use of an appositive in the sentence. The sentence would instead have read: Mackerel may be a good addition to your diet. BONUS: Can you find three sentences (within sentences one through ten above) that include an inference? List them below!
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